AP - Outraged at the turmoil in Zimbabwe, the U.N. Security Council declared that a fair presidential vote is impossible because of the "campaign of violence" waged by President Robert Mugabe's government.

AFP - Australia must strengthen its relationship with India, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said Monday as he repeated his government's decision to refuse to sell uranium to the south Asian power.

AFP - The 80-nation International Whaling Commission began meeting in Chile Monday to debate whether to lift a 22-year-old ban on commercial whale-hunting.

AFP - Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Monday told CNN that the international community should declare presidential elections "null and void" and organize a new vote.

AP - The rusty fence may divide the beaches of U.S. and Mexico, but it can't break up a yoga class.

AFP - The European Union officially lifted its sanctions against Cuba, the Slovenian presidency of the bloc said Monday, in the hope of encouraging democracy on the island in the post-Fidel Castro era.

AP - An American soldier was killed and five others wounded Monday when they came under fire southeast of Baghdad, the U.S. military said. Witnesses and local police said the Americans were ambushed after a meeting with Iraqi municipal officials.

AP - European Union nations approved new sanctions against Iran on Monday, including an assets freeze of the country's biggest bank.

AP - Men and women can openly study and party together for the first time in years at Basra University, free from the threat of Shiite gunmen enforcing extreme Islamic views.

AP - Zimbabwe's opposition leader has fled to the Dutch Embassy saying he feared for his safety, while police on Monday raided his party's headquarters and took about 60 people away.

AFP - A coalition of Christians, atheists and gay groups will stage a protest against Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Australia for World Youth Day next month, organisers said Monday.

AFP - Gunmen shot dead eight members of a Shiite Muslim tribe in northwest Pakistan, the latest attack in a wave of sectarian violence in the region, officials and residents said on Monday.

Reuters - Zimbabwe's MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai will urge Africa this week to pile pressure on President Robert Mugabe to solve the country's political crisis after the opposition pulled out of a presidential run-off vote.